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I would almost guarantee Collins is starting vs Middlesbrough, there’s been too many games where I’ve thought ‘that’s the last time we’ve seen him in a cov shirt’ and next game he’s there. I don’t see it changing for the last game of the season. We can only back the team Lampard puts out, will...

Of course just speculation, you can often get nerve pain through the ankle if the foot swells. He could probably play through it but you lose feeling in your foot. Most likely been rested thinking we could have secured it by now (turned out great) I do think FL will most likely wheel him out...

@Saddlebrains do you know the extent of EMC? I know with toe injuries it can often lead to nerve pain in the ankle. Presuming FL was trying to rest on the chance he could win without full fire power and have a fitter squad into play offs. Potentially playable and have EMC recover after all is done?

We struggle with low block teams as there’s no space. Teams like Middlesbrough are the style we like, we can keep the ball and break them down. I’d imagine we go back to 4-3-3, with the injuries it’s almost hard to say an 11 as it almost picks themselves. I’d swap Simms for BTA, I feel like...

Keeper woes continue, however we have looked poor going forward the last 4/5 matches, maybe excluding West Brom. As in no real structure to the play, direction. We went through a period where it was really clear, the ball is slowed right down, played out wide, cross comes in… goal. That seems to...

The thing that’s really got to me is Collins played well (very well) for 89 minutes, made some great saves. However I cannot fathom his thoughts to come out for that ball, no attempt to even get the ball just to clatter Kitching. You can somewhat defend mistakes but his decision making for that...

Feeling very flat and deflated. The players must too which is not great energy to bring into the final game. I think a point would have been okay to walk away with after an early red, certainly would have felt better mentally. I know they had a red and potentially we should have gripped the game...

No way! Walsh is off!

it’s a real shame Bassette is injured, well suited to this game. Ball in behind, getting himself into tustles and taking away the team element and just going for it… real shame

Defended very well so far, can’t see us clinging on though unless we change something at half time. This is a tough game but need strong physical presence up front. Simms NEEDS to be getting on to things, if he can’t get it, make himself a nuisance you cannot let the ball come back at you 10/10...

Very tough with 10 men. Being done at every turn even 50/50 in midfield. Nothing to challenge forward with. We’re a ‘nice’ team, we need to flip it on its head and try get them to make challenges, get a man sent off

Not far off what I’d have gone for other than the absence of MVE and the GK switch. Let’s hope it works out

MVE a real loss. Played every single game so far so it’s been a blessing he’s stayed as fit as he has. Hopefully back for Middlesbrough. Collins starting…. I truly wish he has a cracker of a game. Albeit his performances have been below standard I hope we all give him a cheer today and give him...

Very interested in this, whilst Collins has had a rocky few performances I hope the fans still give him a cheer. He's still apart of the club and a cheer could do him the world of good. Is Bassette there?

Not quite... It's a with the ball vs without the ball situation. With the ball Grimes will drop deep as he does, MVE will be still in a 5 (MVE, Grimes, Lati, Kitching and DaSilva). Without the ball it would just be 5-3-2. It's matching them up really and if they sit deep Sakamoto can push, as...

I can't help but feel Norwich will do a job on Middlesborough. I have nothing to back that up, just that Middlesborough are almost a carbon copy of Cov and with Norwich losing 4 out of their last 5 and winless in those games it's just something that we would do ha!

I'd really switch it up reverting to a 5 at the back. Luton are similar to Plymouth in that they play a block with 5 at the back, big physical players that will be a handful. The whole point of switching to a 4-3-3 (or variation) is to accommodate and focus on our good wing play, Sakamoto has...

I agree it's unlikely and from Brad's perspective confirm for him that FL does not trust him.... that said if Collins makes more spills would that end his career? Certainly in a Cov shirt. Looking at his body language it's almost as if he wants someone to come in and pull him off tell him...

Even if you think Collins is a cracking keeper, he shouldn't be played in the next game for his own good. You can see his shakiness, frustration banging the floor he is the most unconfident man on the pitch. Playing him at this moment in time in high pressure matches, if he makes a mistake it...

Sometimes your team doesn’t turn up, today was a good example. That said, there’s times when your keeper can keep you in the game, think of Pandor for Hull against us! Could have been 4-0 before half time. We simply don’t have that with Collins, confidence is gone and I’m convinced something is...